St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-01-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


$1,000 bail.
Two unknown laborers were murdered
in North Mississippi, and their bodies
thrown into a rush-heap, where they
were discovered on the 18th, partially con-
sumed by fire.
New efforts are being made to secure
pardon for Weston, the Chicago mil
ionaire, now serving term in the Penn
sylvania penitentiary.
S. NJ RANDOLPH, architect of the Quincy
Ill.) Soldiers and Sailors Home, makes
some very damaging charges against the
trustees Of that institution.
ARCHBISHOP ELDER of Cincinnati ridi-
cules the report that the Catholic church
and the Knights of Labor are united in OPP
position to the Henry George movement
TuF Secretary Of War recommends Con-
gress to add $50, 900 to Military Academy
bill in the items of current and ordinary
expenses to be expended for cooks,
nurses, etc.
THE London Times says the British
Cabinet is threatened from within, not
from without.
A DYNAMITE factory at Plattsburg, N
Y, was destroyed by an explosion and
fire on the 11th
IT is learned that the value of bullion
stolen while being transported from San
Augustine mine in Arizona, was S25,0 O0
The two men arrested have been released.
No clew to the robbers exists.
COLONEL W. S. KING, of Minneapolis,
Mimi, the plaintiff in the ng-Reamlng
ton suit, stated in Rochester, N. Y, on the
18th, that his suit and that of his wife had
been settled by the payment of 100000
Colonel KING paid Hon. John Van Voor
hes, of Rochester, his principal counsel, a
fee of $50, 000 The fees of the remaining
counsel are in proportion.
THE Colorado Legislature passed con-
current resolution instructing the United
States Senators from that State, and re-
questing the Representatives to vote for
and use all honorable means to secure the
passage of the Interstate Commerce bill.
BOTH houses of the Minnesota Legis-
lature passed memorial, after consider
able debate, asking Minnesota's United
States Senators to vote for the Inter-
State Commerce bill as it stands.
THE Senate bill granting pension of
$1,000 year to Mrs. Logan will encounter
some opposition in the House, Chairman
Matson of the pension committee being of
the opinion that the disease or disa bility
which resulted in General Logan's death
1t is considered certain, however, that the
bill will pass as received from the Senate,
without any reduction.
Two more victims of the Ii fin (O.) diSas-
ter have been traced.
1T is rumored that Russia contemplates
a descent upon Norway.
THE Chicago Drug and Chemical Com
pany has failed for ZOO.
TuoMAS MrrRpuy wac bJ1rnai To 5oath in
fire at Portsmouth, O., on the 18th.
LORD IDDEsLErGH, better known as Sir
Stafford Northcote, died suddenly on the
18th, in London, of heart disease.
A GENERAL strike of miners is threat
ened in the anthracite coal fields of Penn
sylvania.
PRINCE BIsMARCK's recent speech in the
German Reichstag On the Army bill pro-
duced deep impression in Paris.
NAILS have been advanced from 81. 40 to
$500 per keg by the Western Nail Asso-
citation.
HENRY r. FINLAY, the London swindler,
was formerly connected with the Detroit
(Mich.) Free Press, and later with the
Insurance Company at
ZANKoFF's mission toTurkey, which was
to have himself reinstated in power in
Bulgaria, it is said will fail.
A NATURAL-GAs explosion at Pitts burgh,
Pa, on the 18th, severely burned the chief
of the fire department and several assist
ants.
FREDERICK ]. EUsTIs, of Boston, hus-
band of an actress, tried to shoot his wife
at the entrance to Philadelphia theater
on the night of the 18th.
In the oleomargarine test at Washing
ton it is declared that the sample from st.
Louis prove to be the worst Of the lot
A Missouri PACIFIC train was wrecked
1T Dunbar, Neb., on the 18th, and Engineer
James Dewitt, of Wyandotte, kas., was
Killed and several other persons were in
ured.
THE Senate in secret session, on the 18th,
;ook up and debated for an hour the
British extradition treaty, but ad-
burned without action
THE Comptroller of the Currency has |
authorized the organization of the Albany
National Bank of Laramie City, Wyo., |
apital 100000, to commence business.
The Comptroller of the Currency has de-
Jared first dividend of fifty per cent. in
avor Of the creditors of the First National |
Bank of Blair, Neb. on claims proved, |
to s54, 1856.
THE Philadelphia Comm ercial Exchange, !
It meeting on the 18th, adopted resolu-
ions with but little opposition indorsing |
he Interstate Commerce bill now before
Congress, especially the provisions in re-
ard to pooling and the long and short
auls.
JAMES MILLER, a farmer, and Abel
campbell, laborer, while crossing the
rack Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad in
sleigh near Charleston, W. Va, on the
eth, were struck by south-bound train
nd both were instantly killed.
THE executive council of the Irish Ma
ional League of America assembled at
Cincinnati on the 18th, President John
fitzgerald in the chair. Twenty-Five
tates were represented A long series
t resolutions were adopted on the plan of
in Ireland.
MRS. CLEVELAND gave a grand rosebud
inch on the afternoon of the l2th, at